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San Angelo to see 'enhanced' risk of severe storms Friday night, here's what to expect

A storm makes its way into Tom Green County from the north, putting on quite a light show as it approached. Hail and high winds, along with dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning were reported with this cell.(Photo: Tim L. Vasquez)

SAN ANGELO — Thinking of going out with your friends Friday night? With this type of weather, it may be best to stay indoors.

A slight chance of thunderstorms will begin to creep into the area Friday evening and that chance will increase to 80% by around 7 p.m.

National Weather Service meteorologist Adam Wiley said the biggest hazards the area is facing are large hail and damaging winds. However, an isolated tornado can't be ruled out.

Flash flooding is also highly possible due to the wet ground and recent rain. Wiley expects the area to see about a half inch to an inch of rain, but that could increase if a storm is to sit above us for an extended period of time.

Wiley said one of the best ways to stay safe during the storms would be to not drive in areas that often flood. This is especially true at night because drivers can't see as well.

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Good practices to stay safe from the wind and hail would be to keep vehicles under carports or in garages, take pets and plants indoors and stabilize furniture.

The storms will stick around throughout the night, but Wiley said they should move out east towards North and Central Texas around noon.

Upcoming forecast

Friday Cloud coverage will be pretty heavy throughout the morning, but should clear out later on. There is a 20% chance of rain throughout the day, which will increase this evening. Friday's high is predicted to be 87 degrees.

Friday night An 80% chance of severe storms will impact the area starting at 7 p.m. Hazards include large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding and a possibility of an isolated tornado. The overnight low is 66 degrees.

Saturday Storms will stick around in the morning, but it should clear our around noon. Wind gusts for the day could be as high as 25 mph. The high will be about 86 degrees.